The long wait is finally over……… DC4131 BoT Meetups Are Resurrecting! 😀

What is going on our beloved community!?

It feels so strange to be back behind a keyboard typing this out, but we are BACK BABY!

The journey has been long and arduous, but we did not give up, we have been forever closely monitoring, evaluating and working hard behind the scenes to pick as best the right & safest time to make the infamous DEFCON Switzerland Beer on Tuesday physical meetups become a reality again, and we´ve finally made it.

We are super happy and honoured to be able to provide you once more an option for a physical monthly hacker social meetup, across various locations around our glorious nation. We very much hope and anticipate looking to catch up with all of you again across the coming months.

Having said all that, please note that not all our usual pre-COVID meetup locations and BoT masters are just quite ready yet to provide the physical meetup experience, so please bear with us as we all work to bring back the quality experiences you have come to expect from us. They will come….

And so, as much as we can celebrate on this occasion and milestone, we must still remain mindful and respectful to those around us and the still applicable conditions which we must abide by.

***** UPDATED (04.07.2021) ******

These, at the time of writing are still the following:

1. All persons must be sat down whilst eating or drinking in a public location (bar/restaurant). No mask is required whilst sat at the table, but is required when moving around internally.
2. Indoor Seating – No further number restrictions.
3. Outdoor Seating – No further number restrictions.
4. Please sign up and register according to the policy/system of the locaiton you are meeting at.

 

We very much thank you for your respect to those around you and the wider community/public during our gatherings. We at the board also continue to encourage the option and ability to gain COVID vaccination, but completely respect the personal and individual decision it represents, and as such is not a mandatory requirement for any of our meetups (subject to individual location requirements).

 

Please see the following events that are planned for June/July:

Chur:  June 30 –  18:30 CET – Sunshine Pub – Mandatory pre-sign up required! – Please email tobias[@]defcon-switzerland[.]org to secure your spot. (YES THIS IS A WEDNESDAY!)

Zurich:  July 13 –  18:30 CET – The Lion Pub – We are back home! 😀

Basel:  July 20 – 18:30 CET – Paddy Reilly’s – Mandatory pre-sign up required! -Please email bot-basel[@]defcon-switzerland[.]org to secure your spot.

Lausanne:  August 17 – 18:30 CET – Holy Cow! Gourmet Burger Co. – Mandatory pre-sign up required! – Please message Julien or Mathias to secure your spot!

Berne:    July 13 –  18:30 CET  – Remaining Online For The Meantime

Fribourg: July 13 – 18:30 CET – Remaining Online For The Meantime

Lucerne: July 13 – 18:30 CET  – Remaining Online For The Meantime

 

 

All BoT meetups that are not physically available yet will be continued across our available virtual environments, on both our Slack Channel & Discord Server.

 

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A Key Date For Our Members Diary! On Saturday 18th September we will be hosting another annual round of the DC4131 hike, with a backup date of 25th September (weather dependant), which has always been real good chilled fun, embracing the outdoors, good chatter and chilling BBQ & drinks for the prize at the end. More details will be released in due course to our DC4131 members (as this is a members only event), so if you´re not a member yet, what are you waiting for?!   😉

Email the board if you´re interested.

 

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As always, we are here for you and should you want to reach out to us at anytime about anything you can use all the available comms channels 🙂

Stay safe and look forward to welcoming you back!

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

A mighty fine hello to all you (hopefully holiday relaxed) people out there.

 

After a holiday hiatus, we are back! 😀

 

We made it, we survived 2020 and all it had to throw at us, and turned a corner into 2021. This does not mean the end however, as we can clearly see from what is still going on around us…

With this in mind, we are still, unfortunately, far from a safe time to start exploring physical meetup options again, which is why we are continuing to offer our premium online meetup experience over at the BoT Discord server.

We have some wonderfully dedicated community members ensuring fun and eventful times are had when you are able to join us, from your latest work from home hax to fighting over music playlists and even gaming sessions to cry over how you still can´t get your hands on a new 3090…

 

This means all BoT meetups & regular interactions/chats will be continued across our available virtual environments, on both our Slack Channel & Discord Server.

 

Until further notice, all monthly meetups will be held online on the 2nd Tuesday of every month.

 

ALL Locations: Tuesday 12th January – Online – From 18:30 @ Discord Server

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Of course, as we continue to watch carefully how things progress, we will keep you in the loop of new opportunities and new creative events to keep our community buzzing.

 

As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

Once more, we whole-heartedly thank you for your understanding and continued support in these tough times, and journeying through together only makes it that little bit much easier…

Continue to stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON [SAFE MODE] Switzerland Team 🙂

Hello to all,

 

The last few weeks have seen, once more, a lot of changes in the way we are able to live day to day life. And after further careful discussion and consideration, the board here at DC4131 have concluded that we are to stop all physical meetups of the BoTs around the nation for the foreseeable future, until such a time again where demonstrable improvement and safety for the community can be ensured to be able to meet up in a socially safe manner. This decision, as all other hard decisions in the past, has not been taken lightly, but we are fully aware of pros & cons to such stances, but we only sincerely act in our community’s best interests and well-being at heart. Of course, we will continue to monitor the situation as it progresses slowly and provide updates once again when other opportunities become available.

 

Having said that, we are not just disappearing! This means all BoT meetups & chats will be continued across our available virtual environments, on both our Slack Channel & Discord Server. We are confident that you members of our fine community will still encourage and provide a great social environment on dates on which you can attend, after all at this point, we should be all quite used to sharing a drink through a screen… 😉

 

Virtual events currently scheduled/proposed for November:

Berne:    November 03 – From 18:30 CET

Chur:  November 03 –  From 18:30 CET

Zurich:  November 10 –  From 18:30 CET

Lausanne:  November 10– From 18:30 CET

Fribourg: November 10 – From 18:30 CET

Basel:  November 17 – From 18:30 CET 

Lucerne: November 17 – From 18:30 CET

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As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time. We whole-heartedly thank you for your understanding and continued support in these tough times, and journeying through together only makes it that little bit much easier…

Continue to stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

Greetings DC4131’rs

 

For many, the ending of this year can’t come soon enough,  and we are 1 more month down that road…and it’s October, you know what that means….. HALLOWEEN baby! And if it’s not happening in it’s full representation, this means only more sweets for us! mwhahaa 😀

 

We continue to work hard in the background to bring you as many opportunities and options to meet one another, safely, to get that hacking itch off your chest and show off your latest sploits to the family around you 🙂

 

PLEASE NOTE: There are once more some changes that affect certain locations so be sure to read through carefully the below to see how they may impact you.

For those locations that are not able to provide a physical meetup just yet, fret not as the online meetup options are still available (Discord Server etc…) and we are continually working on making regular physical meetups again as soon as it is safe and available to do so.

 

Events currently scheduled for October:

Physical Meetups – 

Berne:    October 06 – 18:30 CEST  – !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! Please sign up via email to Indianz {indianz@indianz[.]ch} to ensure your spot. Entry is not guaranteed/permitted without prior sign up. All meetup details will be provided in the reply email.

Chur:  October 06 –  18:30 CEST – (you can sign up here or here) A new record in recent times for Chur! 😛  The location has not changed and you will be meeting once more at the Sunshine Pub.

Zurich:  October 13 –  18:30 CEST– (you can sign up here or here) –  We Are HOME!! 😀 The Lion Pub has re-opened it’s doors and the staff are crying in anticipation of our return (not sure tears of joy or despair quite honestly…).

Basel:  October 20 – 18:30 CEST –  !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! (you can sign up here or here) Regular time and place 🙂 The BoT Master(s) have the right to refuse entry if you didn’t sign up, please do 🙂

Lucerne: October 20 – 18:30 CEST – (you can sign up here or here) – Regular time and location for the regulars.

 

Virtual Only Meetups* – 

Lausanne:  October 27 – From 18:30 CEST

Fribourg: October 27 – From 18:30 CEST

 

 

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A friendly reminder, we are on Slack! 🙂 Come join, say hi and have direct chat access to all the l33t haxors of Switzerland.

Join HERE

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As you may have heard, we held our DEFCON Switzerland General Assembly recently, with invites to all official DC4131 members, and we had the best turnout yet since our conception! 🙂 We want to thank all members who took the time out to come and join us virtually, and highly encourage those of you who are still not yet official members to consider it for the coming year, as you can see, there is much news, info and events we hold just for members which you can gain access to, all for only 50 CHF! How do I sign up you may ask? Just email the board of your interest to become a member and we will provide you everything you need 🙂

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As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

 

 

Continue to stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

What is going on DC4131 peoples,

 

Another month, another opportunity to meetup for a good ol’ chin wag, still with both physical and virtual offerings 🙂

 

PLEASE NOTE: There are once more some changes that affect certain locations so be sure to read through carefully the below to see how they may impact you.

For those locations that are not able to provide a physical meetup just yet, fret not as the online meetup options are still available (Discord Server etc…) and we are continually working on making regular physical meetups again as soon as it is safe and available to do so.

 

Events currently scheduled for September:

Physical Meetups – 

Berne:    September 01 – 18:30 CEST  – !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! Please sign up via email to Indianz {indianz@indianz[.]ch} to ensure your spot. Entry is not guaranteed/permitted without prior sign up. All meetup details will be provided in the reply email.

Chur:  September 01 –  18:30 CEST – (you can sign up here or here) ! NOTE – NEW LOCATION !! This month you lovely people in Chur will be trying out a new location once again (due to our best friend COVID), buy Toby a beer because finding accepting locations isn’t easy… you will be meeting at the Sunshine Pub

Zurich:  September 08 –  18:30 CEST– (you can sign up here or here) – We will look once more to meet at Frau Gerolds Garten, in a final attempt to end the summer right *(weather dependant). If it rains we will have our regular spot of The Lion Pub as a backup.

Basel:  September 15 – 18:30 CEST –  !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! (you can sign up here or here) The BoT Master(s) have the right to refuse entry if you didn’t sign up, please do 🙂

Lucerne: September 15 – 18:30 CEST – (you can sign up here or here) – Lucerne is officially back in the physical meetup game! 😀 Same time and location for the regulars.

 

Virtual Only Meetups* – 

Lausanne:  September 08/15 – From 18:30 CEST

Fribourg: September 08/15 – From 18:30 CEST

 

 

************** Additional Events Info **************

A friendly reminder, we are on Slack! 🙂 Come join, say hi and have direct chat access to all the l33t haxors of Switzerland.

Join HERE

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A friendly reminder, we have a member only exclusive!! Our annual DEFCON Switzerland hike isn’t too far away, happening with a primary date of the 12th September and a backup date of the 26th September. Details of the hike will be sent shortly to all members by El Presidentay himself.

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And finally your yearly DEFCON Switzerland General Assembly is also around the corner, an opportunity for your voice to be heard, feedback the good, the bad, what you’d like to see, what we can do better on, and options to vote on who represents you 🙂 We are looking to provide this virtually to enable maximum participation where possible. Please come back for updates, we will share when we have them. This is open to anyone and everyone 🙂

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As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

 

 

Continue to stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

Hola DC4131 Amigos,

 

We are here again, looking to provide that cool cool shade away from the global warming induced temperatures, with an ice cold beverage…

As last month, some locations are still affected by the times, so please take the time to read through the update below to see how they may affect you. For those locations that are not able to provide a physical meetup just yet, fret not as the online meetup options are still available (Discord Server etc…) and we are continually working on making regular physical meetups again as soon as it is safe and available to do so.

We are VERY VERY much looking forward to catching up with you again.

 

Events currently scheduled for August:

Physical Meetups – 

Berne:    August 04 – 18:30 CEST  – !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! Please sign up via email to Indianz {indianz@indianz[.]ch} to ensure your spot. Entry is not guaranteed/permitted without prior sign up. All meetup details will be provided in the reply email.

Chur:  August 04 –  18:30 CEST – (you can sign up here or here) It will be again at the Galliano Bar & Lounge.

Zurich:  August 11 –  18:30 CEST– (you can sign up here or here) !!UPDATE!! – Due to original location unavailability, we will now be meeting at Frau Gerolds Garten, a wonderful place where we expect much sun 😀

Basel:  August 18 – 18:30 CEST –  !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! (you can sign up here or here) The BoT Master(s) have the right to refuse entry if you didn’t sign up, please do 🙂

 

Virtual Only Meetups* – 

Lausanne:  August 11 – From 18:30 CEST

Fribourg: August 11 – From 18:30 CEST

Lucerne: August 18 – From 18:30 CEST

 

************** Additional Events Info **************

A friendly reminder, we are on Slack! 🙂 Come join, say hi and have direct chat access to all the l33t haxors of Switzerland.

Join HERE

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A member only exclusive!! Our annual DEFCON Switzerland hike isn’t too far away, happening with a primary date of the 12th September and a backup date of the 26th September. More details to follow, keep your eyes peeled 🙂

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And finally your yearly DEFCON Switzerland General Assembly is also around the corner, an opportunity for your voice to be heard, feedback the good, the bad, what you’d like to see, what we can do better on, and options to vote on who represents you 🙂 We are looking to provide this virtually to enable maximum participation where possible. Please come back for updates, we will share when we have them. This is open to anyone and everyone 🙂

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As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

 

 

Continue to stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

Greetings Loyal DC4131 Netizens,

 

Another month has travelled by, and as promised, we have worked hard in the background to enable some meetups to become physical again! (with expected safety measures still in place…) 😀

Due to the times, some locations and meetup dates have had to be adjusted and/or updated so please take the time to read through the update below to see how they may affect you. Be aware that the provided details are continually subject to last minute change so please use the available contact resources for the latest info. *For those locations that are not able to provide a physical meetup just yet, fret not as the online meetup options are still available (Discord Server etc…) and we are continually working on making regular physical meetups again as soon as it is safe and available to do so.

We are VERY VERY much looking forward to catching up with you again.

 

Events currently scheduled for July:

Physical Meetups – 

Berne:    July 07 –  18:30 CEST  – !! NOTE – MANDATORY SIGN UP FOR ATTENDANCE !! Please sign up via email to Indianz {indianz@indianz[.]ch} to ensure your spot. Entry is not guaranteed/permitted without prior sign up. All meetup details will be provided in the reply email.

Chur:  July 07 –  18:30 CEST – (you can sign up here or here) !! NOTE – NEW LOCATION !!  The swanky Galliano Bar & Lounge will be your new meetup point 🙂

Zurich:  July 07 –  18:30 CEST– (you can sign up here or here) !! NOTE – TEMP DATE!! Additional Note –  We will still be technically meeting at The Lion Pub, but will have to enter through Brasserie Lipp.

Basel:  July 21 – 18:30 CEST (you can sign up here or here) Same time and place 🙂

 

Virtual Only Meetups* – 

Lausanne:  July 14 – 18:30 CEST

Fribourg: July 14 – 18:30 CEST

Lucerne: July 21 – 18:30 CEST

 

************** Additional Events Info **************

A friendly reminder, we are now on Slack! 🙂 Come join, say hi and have direct chat access to all the l33t haxors of Switzerland.

Join HERE

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As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

 

 

Continue to stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

Hello To All DC4131’rs,

!!! IT FINALLY HAPPENED !!!

DEFCON IS CANCELLED    :’D

 

What another month it has been for the infosec community….. for years the cycles of jokes and memes made the rounds, never truly believing it would ever happen, but here we are! What will life be like in a post-cancellation DEFCON world? What will the new meme be?

 

All jokes aside, we hope your are remaining well, at least summer is fully with us now….

We are, always, working very hard in the shadows to see how’s things look across all our current locations and constantly monitoring Government guidelines. Whilst further easing has happened again at the end of May, and theoretically allowing the potential starting of some physical meetups again, it is unfortunate that some of our beloved meetup locations have seemingly succumb to the pressures of COVID closure, meaning we are currently regrouping on some areas to find and provide the best possible meetup locations for you fine patrons. So with this in mind, we very much ask for your patience one last time for this month, in which we look and aim to get everyone back to ground 0 and establish the new steady baseline to offer you our consistent meetups once more. We very much look forward and anticipate that we will return to full strength in July*!! 😀

*Subject to continued government guidance/observation (of them…. dum dum dum….)

 

In the meantime, we are still offering opportunities to meet up virtually online every Tuesday, we have a dedicated Discord server which can be joined here: discord.gg/Q3KXn5u

As well as potentially more localised offerings, which can be found out directly from your BoT location rep. For those who do not know who their local BoT reps are, drop the board an email 😉

There should be hopefully at least one person present every Tuesday this month to have a nice chin wag with. 🙂

 

We are almost there team, keep up the good fight, very much looking forward to catching up with all you fine hackers soon.

 

As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

 

 

Stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂

Greetings DC4131 Gang,

As life continues to move on, we are seemingly starting to turn a corner, which only means we get closer and closer to the time of physical meet ups once more! 🙂

However, we are still not quite there yet, and in standing strong and remaining united in this battle, May’s meetups will once more not be possible physically…….. BUT DO NOT FRET!

Many members of our great community have stood up and given time to make virtual online meeting places available for those who still wish to join in spirit and over TCP flows…

For those interested, reach out to your local BoT representative for details on whats on offer in your area. For those who do not know who their local BoT reps are, drop the board an email 😉

 

We hope you all remain sane and strong in your environments, and take this time to do something you’ve always put off or wanted to skill up in 🙂

As always, we are available for you over our many communication channels (email, slack, twitter, etc..), feel free to reach out directly at any time.

Stay safe, stay healthy, look after each other!

 

Your DEFCON Switzerland Team 🙂